as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least
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Recent Examples of handicapped
Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The largest fine increase was for parking in a handicapped area, with the fine jumping up by $100, according to data provided by the city's Budget Office.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Levy said the driveway is too steep for handicapped use.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
California law says where there are 500 parking spaces 2% need to be designated as handicapped spaces.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Three decades later, similar issues persist In 1990, Patti Schwetz Casella began her career as a K-6 teacher for emotionally handicapped students at the interlocal in Hebron.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The result is a growing productivity and satisfaction gap that’s quietly driving talent away from traditional companies and toward organizations that don't make their employees feel technologically handicapped.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The Locke family can't afford the buy tickets in the handicapped section, but the boy was excited to attend a practice.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 10 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Without the Mountain View gate, the nearest entrance to North Beach is from a steep stairway that is not handicapped accessible from Ocean Street at Rue Des Chateaux.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Swift simply refuses to pass this baton, and her kung fu grip on pop’s crown handicapped this record and watered down her best qualities.
—Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Darius Dotch has been invariably impressive on area stages over the past several years, but he’s handicapped by Shider making Hines’ husband a one-note nag.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
And now, the Spagnuolo scandal in the ANDIS agency for the handicapped.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But the bad news is this has handicapped the Yankees' DH slot and put them in a tough position with veteran Giancarlo Stanton, whose body is seemingly too roughed up to play the field every day.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Its read and write speeds can be handicapped by your computer hardware.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
Depth was thin by the end of the season, and the group’s performance handicapped what could have been a stellar season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Her character also has a fake handicapped license plate and cheats at golf.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The largest fine increase was for parking in a handicapped area, with the fine jumping up by $100, according to data provided by the city's Budget Office.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Levy said the driveway is too steep for handicapped use.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
California law says where there are 500 parking spaces 2% need to be designated as handicapped spaces.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Three decades later, similar issues persist In 1990, Patti Schwetz Casella began her career as a K-6 teacher for emotionally handicapped students at the interlocal in Hebron.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The result is a growing productivity and satisfaction gap that’s quietly driving talent away from traditional companies and toward organizations that don't make their employees feel technologically handicapped.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The Locke family can't afford the buy tickets in the handicapped section, but the boy was excited to attend a practice.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Also, of course, I am handicapped by knowing that this couldn’t be printed in the foreseeable future, and by the fact that contemplation of this material has become painful.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Without the Mountain View gate, the nearest entrance to North Beach is from a steep stairway that is not handicapped accessible from Ocean Street at Rue Des Chateaux.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Swift simply refuses to pass this baton, and her kung fu grip on pop’s crown handicapped this record and watered down her best qualities.
—Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Darius Dotch has been invariably impressive on area stages over the past several years, but he’s handicapped by Shider making Hines’ husband a one-note nag.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
And now, the Spagnuolo scandal in the ANDIS agency for the handicapped.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But the bad news is this has handicapped the Yankees' DH slot and put them in a tough position with veteran Giancarlo Stanton, whose body is seemingly too roughed up to play the field every day.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Its read and write speeds can be handicapped by your computer hardware.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
Depth was thin by the end of the season, and the group’s performance handicapped what could have been a stellar season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicapped
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Scalability is also hampered by using hazardous, non-recyclable solvents in many processes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Laboratory testing capacities at the CDC and expert guidance to analyze local trends may also be hampered during the shutdown, experts say.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Singapore is vulnerable if its sea lines of communication are hindered, as 90 percent of its food is imported and most arrives by sea.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kim and her teammates were initially hindered by visual noise coming from Earth’s atmosphere.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gaza desperately needs items that the Israeli government has frequently impeded, such as emergency shelter supplies, infrastructure reconstruction materials, medical supplies, fuel, and power generation.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Charges The obstruction charge centers on allegations that Comey directed subordinates to remove or conceal those memos from FBI systems after his dismissal in May 2017, actions prosecutors claim impeded a lawful investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified material.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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What To Know DHS issued a statement claiming that Retes became violent, refused to comply with officers and obstructed their path, leading to his arrest for assault.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Handicapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handicapped. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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